Harris, who just won the Tony Award for his performance as a transgender East German rock star, will depart the show on Aug. 17, when the production was previously scheduled to close.

Following the show’s Tony win for Best Revival of a Musical, “Hedwig” will now extend for a limited engagement starring Rannells from Aug. 20 to Oct. 12. Harris’s co-star Lena Hall, who plays Yitzhak, also won a Tony Award Sunday evening.

Rannells previously played Hedwig in a 2001 production in Austin, Texas. He performed a song from the show, “The Origin of Love,” at Joe’s Pub in 2011. Watch the video.

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